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Hashstash Studios is set to release an elections-themed spin-off of Circulets, titled Circulets: Lok Sabha. Circulets is a table-top same-screen multiplayer game that was released last year for iOS and Android. It tasks players at opposite ends of the device with pulling circles, or circulets, towards them to earn points. …
Read More »Digikhel announces iPad space mining game Orion’s Gold
Digikhel has announced its first iOS game – a deep space mining arcade game titled Orion’s Gold. The game is set in a distant future, where all of Earth’s natural resources are depleted and humans must venture to the dangerous Orion’s Belt to mine for precious metals. Gameplay involves mining …
Read More »Real Cricket 14 release date for Android, iOS announced
Nautilus Mobile’s Real Cricket 14 will release on 31st March for Android, followed by an iOS release on 20th April. Real Cricket 14 features a unique hand-drawn 2D art style that took Nautilus artists over six months to perfect. However, despite being a mobile game with 2D visuals, it aims …
Read More »Creature Box Studio’s Space Runner out now for Android
Creature Box Studio’s first game, Space Runner, is out now for Android devices. Space Runner is a 2D endless game, where the player must navigate a space ship through asteroids using swipe controls, while at the same time destroying asteroids by tapping them. Creature Box is Indore-basedAnshul Soni’s one-man start-up …
Read More »Pyrodactyl’s Unrest gets new teaser trailer
Pyrodactyl has released a new tease trailer for its crowd-funded adventure role-playing game, Unrest. Unrest is based in and around the fictional city of Bhimra, which finds itself in turmoil amid a leadership change after the assassination of the ruling royal family. The game focuses heavily on narrative and conversation, …
Read More »Pahelika: Secret Legends HD headed to iOS this week
Ironcode Gaming is set to launch Pahelika: Secret Legends HD on iOS on 6th March. Secret Legends is a narrative-driven adventure puzzle game, which was first released on PC in 2011. The Noida-based studio also released the follow-up to Secret Legends – Pahelika: Revelations – on PC in 2011, with …
Read More »Gamiana launches cricket, football, Bollywood trivia games
Mumbai-based game developer Gamiana has announced the launch of three trivia games based on cricket, football, and Bollywood respectively. Guess The Cricket Star, Guess The Football Star, and Guess The Bollywood Flick all task the player with identifying sportspersons/films based on incomplete images and spelling the name using alphabets provided. …
Read More »Tizen App Challenge win for Zombies Indie House’s Meanwhile, In A Parallel Universe
Zombies Indie House has snapped up an honourable mention award at the Tizen App Challenge for its game, ‘Meanwhile, In A Parallel Universe’, and a handsome $40,000 cheque to go with it. Over $4 million in cash prizes were up for grabs in the Tizen App Challenge across nine game …
Read More »Rolocule’s Rolomotion tech nominated for Edison Award
Rolocule Games has been nominated for the Edison Award for its Rolomotion motion-control gaming technology. The Edison Award recognises the most innovative products, services and business leaders, with nominations based on the concept, value, delivery and impact of each innovation. Past recipients of the award have included the likes of …
Read More »Arpita Kapoor wins Prominent Female Indie award at Casual Connect Europe
Mech Mocha co-founder Arpita Kapoor has received the Most Prominent Female Indie award at Casual Connect Europe’ Indie Prize. The award caps off an eventful week for the indie start-up, which also announced its latest round of funding, and its acceptance into the Chartboost Universitymentorship program. Mech Mocha recently concluded …
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